KEITH, the boy in the rumpled shorts and shirt, did not know he was being watched as he entered room 215 of the Mountain View Inn.
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(1965)
The mouse and the motorcycle
by Beverly Cleary
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A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling.
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Ralph S. Mouse, Keith GridleyShowing 10 featured editions. View all 64 editions?
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle
2018, Harper
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- Harper Classic edition 2017 (2)
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Mouse and the Motorcycle
2015, Harper
Hardcover
in /languages/eng
- 2014 Reillustrated ed. (67)
0688216986 9780688216986
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The Mouse and The Motorcycle
2010, HarperCollins Publishers
Paperback
in /languages/eng
- 2006 Reillustrated ed. (1)
0062010018 9780062010018
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El ratoncito de la moto
2009, Rayo
Paperback
in /languages/spa
- 1st Rayo edition (11)
0060000570 9780060000578
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle
2000, Scholastic Inc.
Paperback
in /languages/eng
- School Market edition
0590687336 9780590687331
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle
2000, Scholastic Inc.
Paperback
in /languages/eng
- 1st Scholastic printing,
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Mouse and the Motorcycle
1995?, Morrow Junior Books
Library Binding
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- Morrow Eagle Library Edition (46)
0688316980 9780688316983
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle is a children's novel written by Beverly Cleary and published in 1965. It is the first in a trilogy featuring Ralph S. Mouse, a house mouse who can speak to humans (though typically only children), goes on adventures riding his miniature motorcycle, and who longs for excitement and independence while living with his family in a run-down hotel.
The book was released as a selection of the Weekly Reader Children's Book Club (Intermediate Division) and won the William Allen White Children's Book Award in 1968.
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